Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) Receives $12.36 Average PT from Analysts

Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.3636.

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of Coursera in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Bank of America upgraded Coursera from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $7.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, July 25th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $12.00 target price (up previously from $11.00) on shares of Coursera in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Coursera from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Coursera

In other Coursera news, CAO Michele M. Meyers sold 3,500 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.27, for a total value of $35,945.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 234,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,406,209.65. The trade was a 1.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of Coursera stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total value of $274,389.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 258,526 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,879,979.64. This represents a 8.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 184,131 shares of company stock valued at $2,156,134 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 16.80% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Coursera

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Coursera by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,306,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,964,000 after acquiring an additional 159,820 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Coursera by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,057,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,784,000 after purchasing an additional 77,044 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Coursera by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,986,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,232,000 after purchasing an additional 141,745 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of Coursera by 6.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,883,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,499,000 after purchasing an additional 115,898 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Coursera in the 2nd quarter valued at $15,435,000. 89.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Coursera Stock Down 1.7%

COUR opened at $8.28 on Friday. Coursera has a 12-month low of $5.76 and a 12-month high of $13.56. The stock has a market cap of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -28.53 and a beta of 1.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $10.68 and a 200-day moving average of $9.84.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $194.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $190.33 million. Coursera had a negative return on equity of 4.80% and a negative net margin of 6.19%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.10 earnings per share. Coursera has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Coursera will post -0.28 earnings per share for the current year.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.